(A) German troops to protect Mexico from attack.
(B) the opportunity to become part of the German empire
(C) ** the return of lands it had lost to the United States
(D) German submarines for Mexico’s navy
EXPLANATIONS BELOW
Concept note-1: -In January 1917, British cryptographers deciphered a telegram from German Foreign Minister Arthur Zimmermann to the German Minister to Mexico, Heinrich von Eckhardt, offering United States territory to Mexico in return for joining the German cause.
Concept note-2: -The telegram said that if Germany went to war with the United States, Germany promised to help Mexico recover the territory it had lost during the 1840s, including Texas, New Mexico, California, and Arizona.
Concept note-3: -This telegram, written by German Foreign Secretary Arthur Zimmermann, is a coded message sent to Mexico, proposing a military alliance against the United States.